Let me try to get this right. If the Site C project in the Peace River area is completed, it will impact the local indigenous peoples hunting and fishing rights, it will flood some farm land and it will displace a few families, all so that the masses of people living in the lower half of the province will have a steady, uninterrupted source of power.
Is this much different than what has happened with the urban sprawl in the Lower Mainland?
A lot of the best farm land in the province is covered in blacktop and housing! I'm sure that in years past the local indigenous peoples who inhabited the vast expanse from the Pacific shores to Hope, used the land for hunting and fishing as well. Where is the outcry and support for these folks?
Oh, I know that the costs of wind turbines and solar power has come down recently.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a wind farm atop Grouse and Cypress mountains? I can hear the complaining from here. Unsightly! Too noisy! Better to put it far away, like in Whistler where the wind blows steadily.
After all, that's why it is called Whistler. I'm sure it would be quite a tourist attraction and add to the ambiance of the area. Solar power generation in the southwest corner of the province, you know, the area that is not covered in snow for months at a time, sounds like a brilliant option except for the fact that the area averages about 2,000 hours of sunlight per year and about 175 rainy days per year. That's okay I suppose if you only want power less than a quarter of the year.
And Kinder Morgan, please only send via pipeline, the oil products that we in the Vancouver area need and use. Just a little bit hypocritical isn't it?
If I had my way, I'd install a big switch that would turn off the power to all those opposed to Site C and disallow any anti pipeline folks from using any fossil fuel products. I'm sure I'm not alone.
Brian Smith
Prince George
